"Qauntified self" is the notion that technology -- using aspects of sensors/sensing, wearable computing, ubiquitous computing and networking, and generally the "internet of things" -- can make it possible for you to acquire data to analyze many aspects of your life -- many aspects of your physical health, your mental health, your productivity. (See "Counting every moment: The quantified self" in the March 2012 Technology Quarterly report from The Economist; see also http://www.william-garrity.com/blog/2013/3/8/wireless-connections-internet-of-things.html in particular and http://www.william-garrity.com/blog/tag/future in general.)
Mark Wilson, in a piece in Fast Company's Co.Design, writes about a straightforward approach to quantifying self via a simple mobile app.
The level of detail about one's life that is available is staggering.
Nicholas Felton Unveils His Latest Annual Report (Infographic of the Day)
Today, you probably know Nicholas Felton best for his most widely seen work, Facebook’s Timeline. But since 2005, he’s been working on a cult-favorite project all his own, the annual Feltron Report. The 2012 version is out now for $28.
As always, the report is a meticulously documented year in review of everything he’s done, presented in a series of rich infographics that push the boundaries on personal data quantification. With a glance, you’ll learn some of Felton’s most intimate details. Each day, he consumes coffee around 10:40am and booze around 8:38pm. He spends about 4x as much time with his girlfriend as his mother. And on June 20, he shot a Glock 22.
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